Product Manager

Job Summary As the Portfolio Manager on GE Vernova’s Gas Power Systems Architecture Team, you will serve as the operational backbone of the team, owning budget management, program governance, business case oversight, and portfolio prioritization across all Systems Architecture initiatives. Operating with high autonomy at the intersection of engineering, finance, and product strategy, you will ensure that the Systems Architecture Team’s portfolio of initiatives is well-planned, properly funded, and effectively executed to deliver value for GE Vernova’s Gas Power business. Your work will directly impact the team’s ability to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and capacity outcomes by ensuring initiatives are prioritized, resourced, and governed effectively. Roles and Responsibilities Budget Management and Prioritization : Plan and manage the Systems Architecture Team’s budget to the program and initiative level, including engineering hours, Capex, and Opex, ensuring alignment with business priorities and funding cycles. Guide the team on prioritization, funding planning and allocation, and obtaining approvals through R&D councils and other governance bodies, applying independent judgment to recommend the most impactful use of resources. Proactively manage and support resource planning in collaboration with Engineering, Global Supply Chain, Finance, and other functional partners to ensure initiatives are appropriately resourced. Support budget planning cycles and provide independent oversight of budget assumptions, driving standardization across the portfolio. Program and Portfolio Management : Facilitate tracking of programs and initiatives including milestones, budget, risk mitigation, and governance adherence, ensuring teams follow established processes including L-gate approvals and R&D council requirements. Update and maintain portfolio data in RISE, Wave, and other program management tools, ensuring data quality and accuracy across the portfolio. Schedule and facilitate gate reviews and other critical program reviews, providing guidance and governance at the sub-program and initiative level. Provide guidance and control on change implementation from programs and initiatives within the business, working with business lines to ensure timely and effective cut-in of approved changes. Support Product Managers in the application of the PowerNow tool and other operational support activities as needed. Business Case Development and Benefit Realization : Support Systems Architecture Team members in the creation and development of business cases, providing guidance on tool usage, assumptions, and methodology to ensure consistency and quality across the portfolio. Provide independent oversight and controllership of business cases across the portfolio, serving as the authoritative source for assumptions and driving standardization in business case development. Manage and maintain the business case template, including updates to key assumptions such as volume data from SIOP and other relevant inputs. Partner with Finance to provide oversight and monitoring of all initiative costs, including Handbook costs and services costs, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across the portfolio. KPI Tracking and Daily Management : Maintain dashboards leveraging data in Wave, RISE, and other tools, following standard work processes to provide real-time visibility into portfolio health and performance. Facilitate Daily Management meetings for the Systems Architecture Team, supporting preparation for deep dive reviews and follow-ups at the L1 and L2 MOR level. Provide TRM oversight to support Product Managers in TRM follow-up and ensure alignment between technology roadmaps and initiative execution. Interpret portfolio KPIs and performance data to identify risks, recommend corrective actions, and communicate portfolio status clearly to team leadership and stakeholders. Cross-Functional Communication and Stakeholder Engagement : Serve as the primary point of contact between the Systems Architecture Team and PM Operations and Engineering Operations, ensuring effective communication and alignment on portfolio priorities and program status. Communicate complex portfolio and program information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership, engineering teams, finance partners, and commercial stakeholders. Influence stakeholders across functions to adopt consistent processes, governance standards, and prioritization frameworks that improve the effectiveness of the Systems Architecture Team’s portfolio. Support the Systems Architecture Team leader in preparing materials for leadership reviews, strategic planning sessions, and other key business forums. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, finance, or a related field from an accredited university or college. Minimum of 7 years of experience in program management, product management, engineering operations, or a related discipline, with demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-initiative portfolios. Demonstrated experience managing budgets, business cases, and financial planning processes, including Capex and Opex management. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex program and portfolio information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, with experience influencing stakeholders and driving alignment across cross-functional teams. Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging data and program management tools to track performance, identify risks, and generate actionable insights. Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and influence peers without direct authority. Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in engineering, business, or a related technical or management discipline. Familiarity with R&D governance processes including R&D council approvals, L-gate processes, and technology readiness management. Highly organized with data, tools, and communications; uses a systematic, data-driven approach to portfolio governance. Familiarity with GE Vernova products, systems, commercial processes, and financial tools including Handbook and SIOP. Decisive, data-driven, and comfortable making independent recommendations in ambiguous situations. Experience with lean methodology and a continuous improvement mindset. Additional Information GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Relocation Assistance Provided: No Compensation: The pay range for this position is between $134,000.00 and $223,400.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off. GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs. GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual. Equal Opportunity Statement GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Mission Statement Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. 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